Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawldad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crawl-dad
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage

Example Sentences

"“Anybody here every pour concrete?” I asked the group. “I'm not the concrete pourer or the concrete pourer's son ...” came back the cheerful chorus of replies as Quentin, staggering a little, wandered up from the creek to join us, complaining that a crawl-dad had bitten him."

Etymology

Variant of crawdad, apparently influenced by crawl.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

crawldads (plural) crawl-dad (alternative)

Synonyms

crawdad crawfish crawlfish crayfish mudbug yabby

Questions

What does crawldad mean?: The crayfish.
Where does crawldad come from?: Variant of crawdad, apparently influenced by crawl.

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